Nine scholars from the Nordic countries participated in the research group staying at CAS during the academic year 2014/2015 – four law scholars, four historians and one social anthropologist. Basing themselves on a comparative and interdisciplinary approach, they have studied the development of inheritance law in the Nordic countries from the Middle Ages and until present.

This work has resulted in the preparation of three forthcoming volumes: 1) A synthesizing and comparative analysis of Nordic inheritance law in the period 1100 – 2020, 2) An anthology of in-depth studies that highlight historical and contemporary inheritance practices and the various acting options established by inheritance law. And 3) Proceedings from an international conference arranged by the research group, concerning donation culture in the Western European and Nordic Countries from the Late Roman period until today. Apart from this, the group members have published a long series of articles concerning inheritance in journals and contributions in anthologies during their stay at CAS.

The aim of the project was to undertake a multidisciplinary, comparative study of the development and social effects of inheritance law in the Nordic countries taking a long-term perspective, covering the period from the beginning of the high Middle Ages until the present day.